NCAAB

Southern Illinois Salukis at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois Salukis
16-14, 7-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
98 - 91
Evansville Purple Aces
10-20, 9-7 Home

Fletcher carries S. Illinois over Evansville 98-91

Sean Lloyd Jr. had 19 points for Southern Illinois (16-14, 9-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Eric McGill added 15 points. Aaron Cook had 12 points and six rebounds for the visitors.

The 98 points were a season best for Southern Illinois.

Evansville put up 55 points in the second half, a season high for the team.

Shea Feehan had 17 points for the Purple Aces (10-20, 4-13), who have now lost seven consecutive games. K.J. Riley added 16 points. Marty Hill had 14 points and seven rebounds.

The Salukis improve to 2-0 against the Purple Aces on the season. Southern Illinois defeated Evansville 78-73 on Feb. 9. Southern Illinois finishes out the regular season against Illinois State at home on Saturday. Evansville finishes out the regular season against Valparaiso on the road on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 98 - 91
2nd 0:07 Evan Kuhlman made Layup. Assisted by K.J. Riley. 98 - 91
2nd 0:16 Armon Fletcher made Free Throw. 98 - 89
2nd 0:16 Armon Fletcher made Free Throw. 97 - 89
2nd 0:17 Foul on Evan Kuhlman. 96 - 89

Statistics

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35-58 FG 29-58
60 Field Goal % 50
10-19 3PT 13-29
53 Three Point % 45
18-28 FT 20-28
64 Free Throw % 71
34 Rebounds 31
5 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 14
5 Steals 5
3 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 11
8 Fast Break Points 4
38 Points in Paint 26
20 Fouls 21
19 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 6,198 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings